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Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition]

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by: Sugarland

Release Date July 22, 2008
Sugarland is my favorite duo in the first place but i feel that even non sugarland fans could appreciate this album! There is a lot of variation among the 17 songs and it is one of the only cd's that i do not skip over certain songs. I can honestly listen to the whole cd start to finish without any songs that i could give or take - everyone is worth listening to over and over!

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All I Intended to Be

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by: Emmylou Harris

Release Date June 10, 2008
Once again I feel compelled to comment on Emmylou's music. When I first saw this disk I read various reviews here whining that this album is a "downer" and the like. I smiled to myself and bought it without a second thought. I would have bought it no matter what the reviews said. Yes, Emmylou sings about pain, but she also sings about redemption and perseverance, the dawn that follows the darkness. Anyway, what price do you put on music that brings tears to your eyes?

But I am writing just to comment on one track from this disk. "All That You Have Is Your Soul", a song that did not grab me when I heard the author's version two decades ago, is rescued here and made Emmylou's own. The song includes the lines: "hunger only for ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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Facing Future

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by: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Release Date September 01, 1993
Facing Future

I have played this CD over and over since I got it. The music is so sweet and mellow. I'm sorry he's not still around to make more music.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

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by: Sigur Ros

Release Date June 24, 2008
En Xalapa (lugar desde donde se redacta esta publicación) no ha parado de llover desde hace ya una semana, día tras día, y no solo unas gotas, sino hasta que las alcantarillas drenan en sentido retrógrado y las calles forman ríos que abordan la banqueta y las viviendas. Hoy amaneció el clima así, y durante más de una hora que pasé navegando avenidas escuché este GRAN DISCO (Claudio). Este es el quinto album de estudio de la banda Sigur Ros, provenientes de Islandia (donde los críticos dicen que solo hay hielo y Björk). Y no se si fue el clima o mi humor, pero pienso que hay que tener corazón de piedra para no ser tocado por estos sonidos; melodías parsimoniosas, coros angelicales, una guitarra eléctrica que suspira cada vez que la acaricia ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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Oracular Spectacular

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by: MGMT

Release Date January 22, 2008
First of all, MGMT? Is that "Management?" "Meenage Gutant Minja Turtles?" "Mey Gight Me Tiants?" Beats the hell out of me, and their website ("whoismgmt") is no help, either.

The album title, well, seems to be communicating some sort of remarkable event involving an oracle, or one that is, by inference mystical and difficult to interpret. Me, I think they just thought it sounded clever, and it rhymed, too. The depth of this title was not reflected in the music.

And what is this ridiculous promise of "multi-dimensional vibrating Technicolor sounds?" That's a pretty tall order, and I took up the challenge. I listened, carefully, living with this release in the car for two straight weeks. I heard absolutely nothing that I would ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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Santogold

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by: Santogold

Release Date April 29, 2008
Well this CD is not all that bad but the songs tend to have the same melody without little variation but if you like that kind of pop/rock. I tend to call these type of recordings pop/rock because the vocals sound more like a pop song but the music is more rockish. I am not really into this type of sound but I can relate but she is no Avril Lavine but her music could be compared to artist in that catagory.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Love On The Inside

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by: Sugarland

Release Date July 29, 2008
Good, but not nearly as good as their first (which I still think is their best) CD. And I don't think it matches up to their second CD either. And the "All I want to do" track is really, really annoying!

CD-Charts Position 8
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We Started Nothing

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by: The Ting Tings

Release Date June 03, 2008
This album, yes I ordered the vinyl version, far exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed it through the first listen unlike some albums that require you to listen to it several times. I even caught the wife dancing around to the music.

The vinyl version also comes with a coupon to download the album digitally.

You can't go wrong with this, regardless of whether you order the CD or vinyl version.

CD-Charts Position 9
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Stay Positive

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by: The Hold Steady

Release Date July 15, 2008
This album is certainly along extremely similar lines to "Boys and Girls in America" If you liked that album, you will definitely like this one and vice versa. The band continues to rock with some great up-beat and realtively heavy alternative tunes. The lyrics are also have the same intoxicated one-night-stand theme. I was worried that it would sound exactly the same as the last album, but there are enough variations on the theme to keep it interesting while maintaining their unique style throughout. Overall, a great album, but I would start w/ "boys and girls.." if you haven't heard that one first.

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You & Me

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by: The Walkmen

Release Date August 19, 2008
I loved the grandiose, late-night epic production of the walkmen of much of their earlier work. They kept it simple at times, but at many points they erupted into all out noise-rock.
This is the Walkmen at their most bare, melancholy, and oddly laid-back sounding. It also sounds amazing! They will never match the intensity and sheer audacity of their debut work, however this may be a close second. A Hundred Miles Off was fascinating work, i absolutely loved the latin influences and the ispiration of Bob Dylan felt on that album. But for dark, late-night barroom jams for the brokenhearted, this album has them in spades. If in a bad mood, this depressing album will strangely make you feel better, as if pleasantly aware of your depressive state. This album is very ... Read More: